Legal Opinion
Whitnell v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 2004No. ED 82283PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Presiding Judge.
Joseph Whitnell (“Whitnell”) was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in 1992. On October 10, 2000, the State of Missouri (“state”) filed a petition to civilly commit Whitnell as a sexually violent predator (“SVP”) under section 632.486 RSMo 2000. 1 The matter was tried before a jury in the probate division of the Circuit Court of Washington County on August 28 and 29, 2002.
The principal witness for the state was Dr. Bruce Harry (“psychiatrist”), a psychiatrist, who testified as an expert witness. 2 Based on his review of a considerable body of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Hampton v. Big Boy Steel ErectionSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- State v. DulanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Tucker v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015
- Strong v. American Cyanamid Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2008
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